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It appeared things had straightened out for Rashad Evans when he blasted Chael Sonnen in the first round of their UFC 167 bout. That was 458 days ago. Evans has not fought since.Filed under: News, UFC read news >>

Dead people are so unreliable. Turns out the cadaver used to put Rashad Evans' knee back together has quit without notice, forcing the former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight kingpin to go back under the knife for ACL surgery. Again. His knee "popped" around Christmas time, according to a report from UFC Tonight. "Suga" (19-3-1) was expected to throw hands opposite Glover Teixeira in the main event of UFC Fight Night 61; however, the Brazilian was felled by injury and the p read news >>

Former UFC light-heavyweight champion Rashad Evans underwent a second knee surgery in January and will be sidelined for another 6 to 7 months. Remember when that UFC Fight Night 61 main event between Rashad Evans and Glover Teixeira got scrapped in January with Teixeira citing a knee injury? Well, looks like the Brazilian wasn't the only one having problems with his knee. As MMAFighting.com reports, Rashad Evans underwent another surgery on his previously repaired anterior cruciate ligament (ACL read news >>

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans will miss an additional six to seven months after his body rejected a cadaver ACL placed in his injured knee. Marc Raimondi of MMA Fighting passed along the news from colleague Ariel Helwani: Evans, 35, has not fought since Nov. 16, 2013 due to complications from a knee injury. He was scheduled to fight Daniel Cormier at UFC 170 but suffered a torn ACL in training and was forced to pull out. Expected to miss eight months, Evans' recovery took lo read news >>

The GLORY 19 heavyweight title fight got off to a great start, but Errol Zimmerman tore his patella tendon and could not continue in the second round. Rico Verhoeven wins via technical knockout (doctor stoppage) to retain his crown. HAMPTON, Va. -- The talk between Rico Verhoeven and Errol Zimmerman was over and it was time to let their skills have a chat inside the ring in the GLORY 19 main event last night (Fri., Feb. 6, 2015). Verhoeven would win the highly-anticipated contest via technical k read news >>

First came the news that Glover Teixeira needed to drop out of his Feb. 22 fight against Rashad Evans. Then came the info, dropped almost as an aside by UFC president Dana White after UFC 183, that Evans is hurt, too. The former UFC light heavyweight champion has been out of action since he defeated Chael Sonnen at UFC 167. An injury to his right knee caused him to pull out of a planned fight with Daniel Cormier at UFC 170, which led to the infamous substitution of Patrick Cummins in his place. read news >>

A knee injury has forced Talita Nogueira out of next week’s Bellator 133 event, and Gabrielle Holloway has agreed to step in on short notice and face Julia Budd.Filed under: Bellator, News read news >>

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMAjunkie takes a look at January’s best knockouts. Here are the five nominees and the winner of MMAjunkie’s “Knockout of the Month” award.Filed under: News, UFC read news >>

You can still look forward to seeing Paul Daley on Feb. 27, 2015, but don't expect Daniel Straus back any time soon. It was another good news/bad news kind of day for Bellator MMA. Following the recent announcement that Douglas Lima had to withdraw from Bellator 134, No. 1-ranked welterweight contender, Paul "Semtex" Daley, was briefly left without an opponent at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., on Feb. 27, 2015. Enter Andre Santos, a veteran of more than 40 professional matches who hails read news >>

Patricio Freire finished Daniel Straus during the fourth round of their featherweight title bout at Bellator 132 on Jan. 16, and the challenger came out of the bout facing a potential six-month medical suspension. read news >>